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Note: I recently was informed that this page looks like crap in Firefox. Not sure why, as it works just fine in Safari, which is what I use. I may try to fix it at some point.

Everything you need to know about me as an admin/bureaucrat, plus everything I need to reference to be an admin/bureaucrat. (purge)

This user has been an admin for
18 years, 1 month and 15 days.

This user has been a bureaucrat for
16 years, 6 months and 19 days.

4	WikiDefcon 4 Low to moderate level of vandalism
2.92 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot —15:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

RfA candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report
Sennecaster	196	0	0	100	17:20, 25 December 2024	3 days, 0 hours	no	report
RfB candidate	S	O	N	S%	Ending (UTC)	Time left	Dups?	Report

Last updated by ^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} at 16:20, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:See also: WP:RFA/RfA and RfB Report

Crat tasks
RfAs	1
RfBs	0
Overdue RfBs	0
Overdue RfAs	0
BRFAs	14
Approved BRFAs	0

Category tracker for CAT:DFUI
Category	# of items
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 28 July 2011	4
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 30 July 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 2 August 2011	1
Disputed non-free Wikipedia files as of 3 August 2011	6
Updated: 08:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

If you're unhappy with some admin-ish thing I've done...

...I'd recommend you drop me a line on my talk page.

Actually, I'd recommend you take a deep breath, make sure I actually did screw up (entirely possible), then drop me a line.

Please, do not email me about admin stuff; I try to keep everything on-wiki if at all possible. If I've blocked you, there's always {{unblock}}; I also keep all blocked user talk pages on my watchlist, and will check back on them a few hours after I've left my notice.

Also, I am open to administrator recall. To see my criteria for recall, read User:EVula/opining/admin recall.

My admin info!

History

I was made an administrator on November 7, 2006. My RfA closed with a vote of 62/0/0. Near as I can tell, I'm admin #1,047.

My first RfB was closed as non-consensus on July 1, 2007; the second was also closed as non-consensus on 24 December, 2007. My third RfB passed (122/1/2) on 3 June, 2008.

I was granted Oversight privs after my election on February 16, 2009.

Logs

General catch-all of all the below:
- "Destructive improvements"
- Editors I've shuffled off the wiki coil
- Lock-down!
- You're who?
- Presto-chango
- Appeasing our robot overlords
- Oversight/Suppression (restricted access)

Usual haunts

I want to spend more time at

References

Reading

Procedure

RfA closure

{{subst:rfap}} // {{subst:rfaf}} (see also: {{rfah}})
- For RfBs: {{subst:rfbp}} // {{subst:rfbf}} (see also: {{rfbh}})
Remove talk link, double-check final tally, mark close time with ~~~~~
{{subst:rfab}}
Special:Userrights
Remove from WP:RFA listing.
Add to:
Contact editor:
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA|edits=xxx|notes=xxx}} ~~~~
- {{subst:User:EVula/admin/Passed RfA}} ~~~~
Manually update:
- User:X!/RfX Report
- User:ST47/RFA (used on WT:RFA)
- Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/RfA Report
- Template:Cratstats
- WP:100 (if necessary)
- Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

AfD closure

{{subst:at}} '''RESULT'''. ~~~~
{{subst:ab}}
Reminder: remove the "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE" template (go figure!)
Tag talk page with {{Oldafdfull}}

XfD closure

{{subst:mfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:mfd bottom}}

{{subst:tfd top}}'''Reason''' ~~~~
{{subst:tfd bottom}}

Templates

{{subst:Welcomeg}}
{{subst:Uw-block1}} ~~~~
{{subst:nn-notice|Article}} ~~~~
{{subst:Vandalblock}} (or {{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ) + {{indefblock}}
{{subst:Usrcvtext|Article}} ~~~~
Creating test articles: {{subst:Test1article|Article}} ~~~~
{{unblockabuse}}

Personal boilerplates

{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-alpha}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/threat-omega}} ~~~~
{{subst:User:EVula/admin/Jubal Early|ARTICLE}} ~~~~
{{User:EVula/admin/Premature RfA}} (see instructions)

Non-user talk templates

{{Oldafdfull}}
{{Non-free media rationale}} — for when people are stupid about fair use images

Other

When removing Fair Use images from non-mainspace: Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg
When clearing out Category:All disputed non-free images:
image fails [[WP:NFCC|our non-free content criteria]]; please [[User talk:EVula|contact me]] if you'd like to address the concerns and have the image undeleted

Faux AIV Noticeboard

Reports

Bot-reported

60.51.12.24 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) – Tripped filter 1233 five times in the last 5 minutes (Long string of characters with no punctuation or markup, details). Report false positive. DatBot (talk) 16:09, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

User-reported

EdsonCordeirodeSouza (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) – On The Voice Kids (British TV series) series 3 (diff): Disruptive editor. Repeatedly reinstating their view on The Voice Kids seasons 3, 4, 5 where they have added an additional color key code on top of an existing, better, key code that is standard on ALL other The Voice (Kid and adult) articles, complicating and confusing the page and breaking the tables. User has never used an edit summary on any edit, so intentions are not clear. Objections clearly stated in my reverts, and talk page messages not answered. Zinnober9 (talk) 15:53, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Faux UAA Noticeboard

{{subst:UsernameBlocked}} ~~~~
{{subst:Uw-ublock}} ~~~~
{{subst:UsernameHardBlocked}} ~~~~

Bot-reported

Yuyuofficial (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "official" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 09:10, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Not of serious concern but may imply a position of authority or a role account -- DQB (owner / report) 09:10, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Note: User appears to be attempting to disclose a COI on their userpage. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 07:12, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Emizybankfx (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Used x instead of cks attempting to skip filter: fu*c+k. Violating string: emizybankfcks" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 19:30, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Clarificationorcorrection (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Arzenqwee (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 23:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "Used z instead of s attempting to skip filter: arse. Violating string: arsenqwee" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 23:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Anjalifk (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "Used k instead of c attempting to skip filter: f\.?c\.?$. Violating string: anjalifc" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 07:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Note on file "FC" is an abbreviation of "Football Club" -- DQB (owner / report) 07:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Айкушик (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 12:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "Attempting to skip filters using multiple similar characters" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 12:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Note on file Multiple special characters can be contained in the same phrase, this rule detects when one or more occurs. -- DQB (owner / report) 12:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Lololokekeke (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "l+o+l+o+l" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 14:40, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Stevenhawktuah (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "hawk[- ]?(tuah|tuhh)" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Note on file sexual innuendo relating to spitting on a penis -- DQB (owner / report) 18:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Resident-danmei-enthusiast (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Somalimuqdishunationalist (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:20, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

FantasticMisterBoombastic (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
Low confidence There is low confidence in this filter test, so please be careful when blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 05:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

This username matched "long username without spaces" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 05:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Galwaybundy (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "bund" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 13:20, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Note on file stands for ass -- DQB (owner / report) 13:20, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Garthsucks (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "sucks" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 16:30, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

User-reported

JS.bigelectronicstore (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. Promotion in sandbox. UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 20:33, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Being discussed with the user. 331dot (talk) 09:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
IITKeditor (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. Institutional account name, see IIT Kanpur, +Special:Contributions/IITKeditor. Bobby Cohn (talk) 21:24, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Not a blatant violation of the username policy, but it's worth keeping an eye on their edits. "Name at business" type usernames are, as I recall, not objected to. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:12, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
The name plus business exception specifically listed in policy refers to idenfication as a specific individual("John of XYZ Corp"); this seems to refer to a position, suggesting the account can be handed to a successor to the current holder of the position. In any event, it's changed now. 331dot (talk) 08:55, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

The editor usage pattern was discussed extensively at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive366#Block/unblock review scifaxEditor, and is worth reviewing. I now lean towards seeing this as a role account. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 00:34, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

User has changed their username. 331dot (talk) 08:53, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
Kadumi Entertainment (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of the username policy as a promotional username. See edit summary of [1]. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 20:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Comment: Given a welcome-coi and the edit summary deleted as it contained an email address. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 21:08, 21 December 2024 (UTC)